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Cute small animal picture of the day

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Elks in the Shishou nature reserve in China…

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Contused said:
A rare melanistic leopard, also known as a black panther, on the prowl. This two-year-old female, called Giza by local trackers in Kenya, first appeared near the Ewaso Narok River 18 months ago. She was delivered in a litter of two cubs to a more usual spotted leopard. Melanism is the rarer opposite of albinism that occurs in humans and animals. Giza has grown accustomed to people and tolerates the occasional vehicle following her through her territory. She is thought to be the first black leopard in Africa to have been photographed without the use of camera traps…

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… and another view…

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I can't get my head around the fact that there aren't any black panthers! Good grief. Beautiful animal.
 
An early morning game drive in northern Botswana allowed a photographer to get close to this beautiful leopard…

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An Iberian lynx cub lifts its head from the water, licks its lips and gazes straight into the camera…

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